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How to make wings out of a plastic bottle

How to make wings for a doll? Of course you can crochet them, but you can also tinker the wings and you will have many different wings in a short time.
You will need: A largeplastic bottle (1.5 l) or a big disposable plastic cup, householdscissors, nailscissors, adhesive tape. Needle and rubber band for the straps.

1 and 2Print the template for the wings, cut out the shape and glue them with adhesive tape on the bottle.3 and 4Cut the wingsroughlyout of the bottle and after that you can cut out easily the details – preferably witha curvednail scissors.

The templatesare available as aPDF fileand also as a doc file,so you can resize the wings.
Click on the file to open it and then print out the paper model on paper.

Beforeyou start to decorate the wings, you have to drill two holes with a sharp needle into the middle (see picture). After decoration you can pull the rubber band easier through the plastic material.

Decoration:

Option 1:Painting withnail polishYou will need:Nail polish,at least2 different colors, the cut out plasticwings, 1bowl filled withwater,afoil dishisoptimal because the paint get stuck to the bowl, 1 toothpick, paper towels.

1 and2Fill thebowl with water anddrop at least 2 different nail polishes on the water.3 Take the toothpick and mix the colors carefully. Now you must work fast, because the colorsdry very quickly.4Dipthe wingsintothe water, and let them dry on a paper towel for about 1 hour.

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Option 2: Painting with acryl colorsYou will need:1paintbrush, variousacrylic paints
Just paint the wings how you like it and let them dry.

Option 3: Glueing on
You will need: glue and everything you can glue on: feathers, beads, glitter, felt, wool
I glued the feathers for the angel wings from bottom to top. For the bat wings I used velours paper.Woolleftoversalsolook very nice, but the wings are heavier.